LESSON #1:
Facts about Texas and Route 66:
https://www.theroute-66.com/texas.html
http://www.americanindiansandroute66.com/
Hotels:
https://www.theroute-66.com/hotels-vega.html
https://www.theroute-66.com/hotels-amarillo.html
https://www.theroute-66.com/hotels-shamrock.html
Restaurants:
https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/road-trips/articles/restaurants-of-route-66
https://www.route66news.com/route-66-restaurants/
Attractions:
http://www.drivingroute66.com/10-things-to-see-on-route-66-in-texas/
Math Information:
Equation for figuring out travel time: Time (hours)= Distance (miles) /Rate (mph)
Drivers: You will have to figure out the gas prices in 1950's through your own research, remember what a credible source looks like
Texas Slideshow Presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15jtMJ55F7TaGxcVqhfRcZ4SET7hUzFDMjUuhNzX4a1I/edit#slide=id.p
LESSON #2:
Students work together to plan out the path that White people and African American people would take if they were to travel Route 66 through Texas.
Students were then asked about the feelings that they thought the people felt, if travel was far, and if White and African American people were treated fairly.
LESSON #3:
Students work together in creating a three voice poem based off the outlines we all find. The three voices are White, African American, and Native American.